Wood Finishes
The Green Design Center
The global leader of healthy home material supply, specializing in interior finishes and furnishings such as AFM Safecoat Paints and others, toxin-free flooring, custom air purification systems and solutions, and other nontoxic building products. Healthy building expert Andrew Pace has over 25 years experience in the education of home health and human wellness. With over 20,000 satisfied clients all over the world, Andrew has a keen awareness of the issues relating to chemical sensitivity, green building, mold remediation and toxicity reduction.
Green Building Supply
Paints and coatings that “contain no toxic ingredients, produce no indoor or outdoor air pollution and perform as well or better than their toxic counterparts.” This comprehensive selection of products has everything you need to paint or finish anything, including paints and primers, plasters and pigments, grouts and grout sealers, odor blocking sealers, wood stains and sealers, strippers and thinners, caulks, sealants, adhesives, and more. All personally tested by the company and used by many with MCS.
AFM Safecoat
“All AFM building products — paints, primers, coatings, finishes, stains and more — are formulated for the least possible toxicity with high-quality performance. These are durable, long-lasting finishes that look good for years and also help seal in outgassing. No other product is as safe and enduring.”We do not use vinyl, mineral spirits or any other toxic petrochemical. ”
“For over 40 years we’ve worked with prominent physicians, allergists and environmental medicine specialists. AFM products have been used specifically for people with severe allergies and chemical or environmental sensitivities and used in schools, hospitals and laboratories. No extenders, drying agents, formaldehyde, mildewcides and fungicides.”
Ecos Paint
This is the USA site for a line of water-based organic paints and varnishes, developed in the UK by a man with MCS.” At ECOS Paints, we created paints, varnishes, and other finishes that genuinely contain zero VOCs. Made in sunny Spartanburg, South Carolina, we are the world’s best selling water based, VOC Free paint. Harmful Solvent-free, Glycol-free, Eco-friendly, Allergy-safe finishes. Totally free of all pesticides, herbicides and toxins….Safe for Allergy, Asthma, Chemical Sensitivities.” Ecos Paints have been used at The Louvre, Westminster Abbey, The Googleplex, The Houses of Parliament in London, and in other famous buildings. They also have paints that actually purify the air by removing VOCs, formaldehyde, and paint fumes, and shields radiation.
Unearthed Paint
“Purely natural wall paints, plaster, and wood finishes,” made with the highest quality, minimally processed ingredients such as clay, marble, and chalk. Following recipes that have been successfully used by people throughout the world for thousands of years, these coatings are 100% free of VOCs and other petrochemical ingredients, and instead are made with fully-disclosed, natural ingredients. They carry six types of paint, which can be used to paint any interior room. “Natural paint relies on the inherent qualities of natural ingredients that can be used as binders (such as casein, a protein glue), fillers (such as marble, which provides opacity and whiteness), and pigments (such as earth pigments that derive natural color from their mineral content). A variety of different unique natural paint types exist, and include clay paint, milk paint, and lime paint. Most natural paints, including the entire line of paints by Unearthed Paints, are 100% zero-VOC and safe to use while pregnant.”
BioShield Paints
Paints, stains, thinners and waxes "made from naturally-derived raw materials including citrus peel extracts, essential oils, seed oils, tree resins, inert mineral fillers, tree and bee waxes, lead-free dryers and natural pigments…. more than 98 percent of these chemicals are naturally derived from plant sources and minerals. Most of the ingredients in BioShield Paints have been used for centuries or more. We choose raw materials that are low in toxic substances, renewable and feature a low environmental footprint." Products include wall paints & finishes, oil primers & thinners, floor & furniture finishes, and color pigments.
Sinan Company
Importers of Auro brand paints and finishes, made in Germany from 100% natural ingredients. These paints and finishes are uniquely beautiful as they are made with plant oils and resins and colored with earth pigments.
Rubio Monocoat
A completely different type of wood finish…a VOC-free oil for floors and furniture that colors and protects in one layer. You can apply it to all types of wood. Water and heat resistant (think radiant flooring). Adheres with the wood through molecular bonding, so there are no marks where application overlaps. Damaged areas or scratches are easy to repair because any exposed new wood will absorb the oil and look the same as the original. “allows an intense and deep colouring in one single layer, without influencing the natural look and feel of the wood.”
